great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
papermaking; paper manufacture
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
one's later years; final years (in life)
the same generation; coeval
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
comic books; comics; comic; comical
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
transfer student; student changing schools
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
photocopy book; staplebound book
optical disk; digital optical disk
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?